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A History of the County of Oxford
… of the corporation to the establishment of a Local Board. A rearguard action was led by the influential R. B. B. … overseers. 73 The corporation continued to contribute to a coal fund, financed by subscription. In 1800 the council agreed to store coal in the town hall or shambles cellars before it was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… meadow and pasture, 353 woodland, and 40 road and waste. Coal is obtainable, though not wrought; and there are …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… after his death in 1936 the right passed to the Diocesan Board of Patronage c. 1940. 6 In 1261 the Archdeacon of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of Dean Forest in order to check the felling of timber, coal-mining, and iron-works, which had become more extensive … the Duke of Beaufort in 1901, and by the Crown to the Wye Board of Conservators in 1924, the fishing rights being … Madgett, Woolaston Woodside, and near Cone Mill. A former coal-pit a short distance south of Whitewalls farm was then …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… was opened in 1834. It continued in use until 1896 when a board school was built at Hewelsfield Common. 10 The small … which may have been the cause of the formation of a school board, to which the school's management was transferred in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… The cottagers found employment in the woods, quarries, and coal mines of the Forest of Dean and Tidenham Chase, but the … year clothing and blanket clubs were established and a coal club was in existence. 99 A Memorial Hall was built in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… said to be no support for a voluntary school. 1 A School Board was formed in 1874 2 and a school was built in 1876 on …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the rest of the roof-framing is covered by a modern board ceiling in mansard form. A modern screen between the …